Bible Strands
1 John 1:3
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses early believers to explain the purpose of his writing, which follows his testimony about the revealed life and precedes his stated goal of complete joy.
The words — ἀπαγγέλλομεν (apangellomen) means "we proclaim," and ἵνα (ina) introduces the purpose clause "so that."
The thread — The text describes shared communion with God in 1 John 1:3, which aligns with 1 Corinthians 1:9 where God calls believers into fellowship with His Son, and John 17:21 where Jesus prays for mutual indwelling among his followers.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to submit to the apostolic witness and accept communion with the Father and Son as the non-negotiable foundation of their faith.
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The Greek words
King James Version
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
- John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- John 17:21 that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
- Acts 4:20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- Philippians 2:1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
- 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
- Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- 1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
- Philippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,